The XI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan.

Medal count

Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1972 Winter Olympics medal count)

1972 Winter Olympics medal count
Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	USSR	8	5	3	16
2	East Germany	4	3	7	14
3	Switzerland	4	3	3	10
4	Netherlands	4	3	2	9
5	United States	3	2	3	8
6	West Germany	3	1	1	5
7	Norway	2	5	5	12
8		2	2	1	5
9	Austria	1	2	2	5
10	Sweden	1	1	2	4

Sports/Events

• Alpine skiing
• Biathlon
• Bobsleigh
• Cross-country skiing
• Figure skating
• Ice hockey
• Luge
• Nordic combined
• Ski jumping
• Speed skating

Internal links

• Olympic Games
• Summer Olympic Games
• International Olympic Committee
• WikiProject Sports Olympics
• IOC country codes

External links

• Olympicstatistics (German) [1]